Russia exported just over 1,000 tons of red caviar in 2024

In 2024, Russia exported just over 1,000 tons of red caviar, which was less than 10% of its total production, according to Alexander Panin, Chairman of the Fish Union. The country usually exports between 10% and 30% of its red caviar production each year, with the exact figure depending on the fish catch volume. Ilya Shestakov, the head of the Federal Agency for Fisheries, had previously stated that Russia's caviar production for 2024 would be sufficient for the domestic market, and that the production of red caviar would decrease to around 11-13 thousand tons by the end of the year, down from 2023.

In 2024, the export of red caviar from Russia amounted to slightly more than 1,000 tons, less than 10% of its production. This was reported by the Chairman of the Fish Union, Alexander Panin, on the air of the Russia-24 TV channel. "If we talk about this year, then this year we exported slightly more than a thousand tons of red caviar, which is slightly less than 10%," Panin said. He noted that Russia, on average, exports from 10 to 30% of its red caviar production per year. "Depending on the volume of fish caught," Panin emphasized. Earlier, the head of the Federal Agency for Fisheries, Ilya Shestakov, reported that the volume of caviar production in Russia in 2024 will be sufficient for the domestic market. In mid-September, the head of the department, on the ...